Michael Jackson Result in 15 minutes!

[jen_uk]

Its on the news now!

 

[poody1]

not guilty on all counts dont know what to make of it i really thought there would be some charges to answer to but well not as it may seem i dont like to hear things that involve children

 

[diberry]

That's great. I'm not a fan and he is undoubtedly deeply weird but I didn't think he was guilty somehow - just sadly doesn't fit into society nowadays.

 

[jen_uk]

I didnt think he was guilty, hes definately not normal but I think people were just out to make money from him.

 

[disneyholic family]

He probably is guilty of child molestation, but this particular case was a difficult one to prove given the track record of the accusing family. They are con artists who have a history of suits over the years (and the mother has coached her boys to lie in the past).

And apparently the defense attorney was able to catch the mother in a lie. Once there's one lie it's very difficult to believe the rest of someone's testimony, especially given that everything has to be proved 'beyond a reasonable doubt'.

But Jackson himself has admitted to sleeping with a 13 year old boy. If they did anything sexual, by US law it's illegal even if the 13 year old consented. The late Michael Kennedy was charged with statutory rape after he had an affair with his children's 14 year old babysitter. The fact that she said that she consented was irrelevant.

 

[Ware Bears]

I grew up listening to groups such as David Casssidy and the Partridge Family, the Osmonds and Jackson 5. I would never have believed that cheeky little boy who sang Ben and who grew into such a talented artist would have ended up such a sorry figure of a person.

 

[diberry]

And wasn't he a much better looking young man before he started messing about with his appearance? As you said, Elaine, it's very sad that he's so totally messed up.

 

[Ware Bears]

And wasn't he a much better looking young man before he started messing about with his appearance? As you said, Elaine, it's very sad that he's so totally messed up.

Yes, so sad. My DD aged 8 calls him Mr Nightmare Man whenever she sees him on TV.

 

[Cochise]

A bad up bringing, his father was the main driving force behind this so it has always been shame on him for me. He does what he thinks is right in his own mind- Which is a mind of a child! but society cant live with this. He loves children and likes to help them have what is good in life. Unfortunately he gets targeted by the blood sucking low lifes that infest this earth. I hope there are investigations into the lies the mother said under oath on the stand. Some people cant see through the motives of the arviso's (Escuse the spelling)

 

[nicola]

Finally,

Some others who believe he is innocent. Nearly got my head bitten off on another thread for stating I believed him to be innocent!! People seem so angry on that thread, it baffles me. No, actually it scares me, a lot of vigilante type statements. Too nervous to reply back again-just not worth it. Anyway, like the majority of you I do think he's a complete weirdo but I just have a gut feeling that he is innocent-don't know why. I am prepared to say that I could be wrong though because none of us really know-apart from MJ himself. I think the jury did the best job they could have done and put a lot of effort into it and if a jury of 12 believed MJ then that's good enough for me.

 

[disneyholic family]

And wasn't he a much better looking young man before he started messing about with his appearance? As you said, Elaine, it's very sad that he's so totally messed up.

the plastic surgeons who keep operating on him should have their licenses revoked.

 

[Joanne UK]

Unfortunately when you reach the level of fame that Jackson has all reality goes out of the window. He's been surrounded by "yes men" for years and so probably truely believes that there is nothing wrong with him sharing a bed with a child. Surely now it's time for his mother to take him to one side and explain a few things to him - she's one of the few people who would genuinely have his best interests at heart.

 

[natalielongstaff]

i am afraid i dont beleive he is totally innocent, whatever he thinks of children surelu you dont put yourself in situations that leave you so open to accusations like these.
i didn't beleive the arvisos but neither did i wholly beleive jackson

 

[disneyholic family]

Surely now it's time for his mother to take him to one side and explain a few things to him - she's one of the few people who would genuinely have his best interests at heart.

If his mother had had his best interests at heart, she wouldn't have permitted his father to abuse Michael (and his siblings) when they were little.

 

[Goofyish]

In my opinion he's a sad lonely freak who honestly thought that the relationships he had with these children involved in this case were innocent. Perhaps due to his lack of a normal childhood or the abusive family background he grew up in - who knows!

I think this verdict is more of a 'not proven' than a completely innocent one!
I would certainly not trust him with any of my kids!

 

[carolfoy]

Agree with Goofyish think he's innocent in the 'wrong' sense of the word, just that he's too gullible and naive but I won't be sending my son around there!

 

[daveyoghurt]

I think Michael Jackson is an absolute disgrace and the contemptuous way in which he treated the American Justice system stinks - would anyone else turn up to court in their pyjamas? He made a mockery of the whole system that ran around for him and catered to his every whim - would Joe Bloggs have had the same preferential treatment or would they have been held in contempt of Court? As for the decision, well, if you have money in America you can buy your own justice.

The footage of crowds celebrating outside was also despicable as well, what were they celebrating? That a child has had their world shattered or that someone who admits to sleeping with children is free to carry on unsupervised?

I'm just glad that the whole episode is over and that Jackson can get back to living on past glories, as irrelevent as he is on the music scene nowadays, the thought of him touring on the back of all this publicity doesn't sit right somehow.

 

[Madjock]

Personally I think there was so much reasonable doubt that the only 'fair and just' outcome could be a not guilty verdict.

Maybe now parents will think twice about letting their children get involved with such a sad human being just because he's a 'celebrity' but more worryingly what about his own children? what sort of life and upbringing will they have?

Annmarie

 

[carolfoy]

but more worryingly what about his own children? what sort of life and upbringing will they have?

I don't think it'll matter, they won't see anything through their veils and blankets anyway

 

[bicker]

Finally, Some others who believe he is innocent. Nearly got my head bitten off on another thread for stating I believed him to be innocent!! People seem so angry on that thread, it baffles me. No, actually it scares me, a lot of vigilante type statements.

I don't believe he is innocent, but I am horrified at the insinuations that vilgilantism is somehow justifiable -- that anarchy was in some way preferable to the rule of law. As imperfect as our judicial system is, I think placing one's own gut-feel over the careful, thoughful, responsible deliberation by a jury is earth-shakingly uncivil, IMHO.

Too nervous to reply back again-just not worth it.

That's real sad. It's a bit like what some folks (perhaps those who bit your head off) are erroneously claiming Jackson did to the court -- suppressing an opposing voice via intimidation -- but here it is seemingly being done to you, and by extension, this forum. Folks should be called-out for that type of thing -- leaving it unrebutted may give some younger folks reading the impression that that kind of conduct is acceptable.